صحيح مسلم

Muslim

 كتاب الآداب

The Book of Manners and Etiquette

 باب اسْتِحْبَابِ تَغْيِيرِ الاِسْمِ الْقَبِيحِ إِلَى حَسَنٍ وَتَغْيِيرِ اسْمِ بَرَّةَ إِلَى زَيْنَبَ وَجُوَيْرِيَةَ وَنَحْوِهِمَا:

Chapter: It Is Recommended To Change Bad Names To Good Names, And To Change The Name Barrah To Zainab, Juwayriyah And The Like

Hadith 2142

اُردوEn

This hadith is listed as number 5608 in Maktaba Shamila

حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ . ح وحدثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، قالا : حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، حَدَّثَتْنِي زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ اسْمِي بَرَّةَ ، فَسَمَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَيْنَبَ ، قَالَتْ : " وَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ ، وَاسْمُهَا بَرَّةُ ، فَسَمَّاهَا زَيْنَبَ " .
Zainab, daughter of Umm Salamah, reported: My name first was Barra. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave me the name of Zainab. Then there entered (into the house of Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) as a wife) Zainab, daughter of Jahsh, and her name was also Barra, and he gave her the name of Zainab.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الآداب / 2142
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
Related hadith on this topic
Muslim: 5609 Abu Dawud: 4953
Explanation & Benefits
Muslim — Hadith 5609
Muhammad bin 'Amr bin 'Ata' reported: I had given the name Barra to my daughter. Zainab, daughter of Abu Salama, told me that Allah's' Messenger (ﷺ) had forbidden me to give this name. (She said): I was also called Barra, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Don't hold yourself to be pious. It is God alone who knows the people of piety among you. They (the Companions) said: Then, what name should we give to her? He said: Name her as Zainab.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: These hadiths establish that names which are disliked or indicate piety should be changed.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5609
Abu Dawud — Hadith 4953
Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata said: Zainab daughter of Abu Salamah asked him: Which name did you give to your daughter? He replied: Barrah. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade giving this name. I was called Barrah but the Prophet ﷺ said: Do not declare yourselves pure, for Allah knows best those of you who are obedient. He said: we asked; which name should we give her? He replied: Call her Zainab.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Praising oneself, that is, being self-congratulatory or singing one’s own praises, is very bad.
And this also includes those names in which there is exaggeration.

➋ It is mentioned in the explanation of the meaning of “Zainab” that a large rabbit, a beautiful scene, or a tree with a pleasant fragrance is called Zainab.
Some have also said it is (Zain Ab), meaning “adornment for the father,” as a compound.
(‘Awn al-Ma‘bud)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4953
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